USN-5963-1: Vim vulnerabilities
20 March 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
Releases
Packages
- vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-47024,
CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433)
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2023-0051)
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-1170, CVE-2023-1175)
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing memory management
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04
LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2023-1264)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10
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vim-athena
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2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
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vim-tiny
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2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
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vim
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2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
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vim-gtk3
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2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
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vim-nox
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2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 22.04
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vim-athena
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2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
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vim-tiny
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2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
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vim-gtk
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2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
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vim
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2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
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vim-gtk3
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2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
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vim-nox
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2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
Ubuntu 20.04
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vim-athena
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2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
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vim-tiny
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2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
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vim-gtk
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2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
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vim
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2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
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vim-gtk3
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2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
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vim-nox
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2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
Ubuntu 18.04
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vim-athena
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2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
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vim-tiny
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2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
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vim-gtk
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2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
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vim
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2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
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vim-gtk3
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2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
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vim-nox
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2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
Ubuntu 16.04
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vim-nox-py2
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-athena-py2
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-athena
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-gtk
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-gtk3-py2
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-gtk-py2
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-tiny
-
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-gtk3
-
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-nox
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2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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vim-athena
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2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-gtk
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2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim
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2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-tiny
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2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vim-nox
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2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.